The Salt Lake County Council will protest the
proposed annexation of 287 acres in the
unincorporated county to Holladay. The move
enables the county clerk to verify annexation
petitions and the Planning Commission to meet
on the issue.

Utah consumer confidence is as high as its ever been. For the second
straight month, the Zions Bank Consumer Attitude Index — which
measures consumer feelings regarding the local economy — reached
another all-time high in December.

For some dog owners, simple bathing and combing
is not enough. So they pay groomers to turn fur
into an artist's canvas, where vibrant sweeps of
chalk and paint transform pooches into fantasy
fur balls that draw both compliments and strange
looks.

Officials from the Utah Valley Dispatch Special
Service District warn against picking up calls
from 473-520-9734. The number is from a Grenada
and apparently from a caller who claims to be in
distress.